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Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta) refers to one of
the hardest to find spices which is a cross between pepper, ginger, and cardamom in flavor, but none of the three are related to Grains of Paradise. It is a very pungent seeds of a west African plant which taste like a spicy pepper. The plant produces a poppy like pod which contains about 50 of the small seeds that look like brown popcorn kernels. It is best added to to Middle Eastern lamb or eggplant dishes.
Grains of Paradise is one of the spice included in Qalat Dakka, a Tunisian spice blend.
Grains of Paradise is also known as "Malagueta pepper" or "Guinea grains".
Deutsch: Gramm / Español: Gramo / Português: Grama / Français: Gramme / Italiano: Grammo /
Gram refer to e chickpeas or other legumes used as food, such as black gram, bengal gram, channa dal, etc. Gram is also a unit of measure of weight often used for dosages. There are 1,000 milligrams (mg) in 1 gram, and 28.35 grams in an ounce. Gram originated from the Portuguese grao, from Latin granum "grain".
Grammeln is a Austrian word which refers to diced pork belly, fried until crisp and drained. It is also known in English as "greaves" which refers to the unmelted residue (from meat) left after animal fat has been rendered.
In Austria Grammeln is used for making Grammelknödel, a dumpling with greaves.
Granada is the Spanish term for "pomegranate", a kind of fruit which is popularly use as an ingredient for Grenadine syrup and Pomegrate Sauce or Narsharab from the Republic of Georgia.
Granada (Punica granatum) is also the term used in the Philippines for this fruit which also refers to "grenade" in English. However, althought there are Granada trees in the Philippines, the fruit is not as popular as the other fruits in the country. Granada is also known as Dalima in Mindanao.
When we were young we were so amazed with this fruits as it was named after Granada which is translated as "grenade" in English, we always thought that when we open or cut the fruit it will explode. Indeed, it explodes with its delicious flavor. Granada is one "granade" which never brought harm, but joy when eaten.
Granchio blu is the Italian term for blue crab. It is also called Atlantic crab, a bluish edible crab which is the most common source of fresh crabmeat